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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 426)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
340375002978	191	Delaware Valley Regional High School	Public	9-12	19 Senator Stout Rd	Frenchtown	08825	Hunterdon County	Delaware Valley Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 996-2131	692	61	11.2	7.2%	559 (80.8%)	20 (2.9%)	75 (10.8%)	12 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.2%)	$19,558			$74			$19,484	45.4	53.9	137	54
340192000284	192	Bogota Junior/Senior High School	Public	8-12	2 Henry C Luthin Place	Bogota	07603	Bergen County	Bogota Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 441-4808	469	39	12.1	54.6%	60 (12.8%)	40 (8.5%)	332 (70.8%)	31 (6.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	$9,163						$9,163	45.1	39.3	212	20
341533002422	193	Columbia High School	Public	9-12	17 Parker Ave	Maplewood	07040	Essex County	South Orange-Maplewood School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 762-5600	1,933	149	12.9	16.7%	962 (49.8%)	584 (30.2%)	163 (8.4%)	71 (3.7%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	136 (7.0%)	$6,150						$6,150	45	51.3	153	40
341305003554	194	Piscataway Township High School	Public	9-12	100 Behmer Road	Piscataway	08854	Middlesex County	Piscataway Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 981-0700	2,127	151	14	37.0%	265 (12.5%)	603 (28.3%)	527 (24.8%)	653 (30.7%)	10 (0.5%)	9 (0.4%)	60 (2.8%)	$7,617			$163			$7,454	44.8	39	213	19
341494004100	195	Shore Regional High School	Public	9-12	132 Monmouth Park Highway 36	West Long Branch	07764	Monmouth County	Shore Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 222-9300	558	59	9.5	10.2%	445 (79.7%)	10 (1.8%)	75 (13.4%)	9 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.2%)	$16,545			$432			$16,113	44.7	60.7	115	80
341485002900	196	Secaucus High School	Public	9-12	11 Mill Ridge Road	Secaucus	07094	Hudson County	Secaucus School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 974-2033	627	56	11.2	37.8%	180 (28.7%)	22 (3.5%)	275 (43.9%)	143 (22.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.0%)	$12,407			$360			$12,047	44.6	33.6	249	53
341689004132	197	Wall High School	Public	9-12	1630 18th Ave	Wall	07719	Monmouth County	Wall Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 556-2040	912	106	8.6	14.4%	759 (83.2%)	26 (2.9%)	93 (10.2%)	12 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.2%)	$12,492			$100			$12,392	44.4	38.6	216	19
340714005358	198	High Point Regional High School District	Public	9-12	299 Pidgeon Hill Road	Sussex	07461	Sussex County	High Point Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 875-3101	803	73	10.9	17.7%	656 (81.7%)	22 (2.7%)	92 (11.5%)	12 (1.5%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.0%)	$18,626			$139			$18,487	44.4	38.8	215	17
340246001004	199	Burlington Township High School	Public	9-12	610 Fountain Avenue	Burlington	08016	Burlington County	Burlington Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 387-1713	1,176	100	11.8	25.7%	390 (33.2%)	412 (35.0%)	170 (14.5%)	138 (11.7%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	60 (5.1%)	$10,621			$76			$10,545	43.7	43.3	193	6
340630005814	200	Hackettstown High School	Public	9-12	599 Warren Street	Hackettstown	07840	Warren County	Hackettstown Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 852-8150	889	70	12.7	24.4%	515 (57.9%)	46 (5.2%)	259 (29.1%)	35 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.0%)	$13,359			$163			$13,196	43.6	52.3	149	51

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on NJSLA Algebra I, NJSLA Geometry, NJSLA Algebra II, NJSLA-S Science, NJSLA English Language Arts test scores released by the New Jersey Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on December 4, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the New Jersey Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the New Jersey Department of Education.
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